to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
length (of an animal); body length
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
surely; certainly; without doubt
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
threat; intimidation; menace
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to let an opportunity slip
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
in the same way as; just like
trifling; trivial; slight
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances